German theater under probe for promising free tickets to those donning swastika

posted in: Germany, News

A theater is under investigation for promising free entry to spectators who wear a swastika to a play named after Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” The theater has defended the move as a social experiment. German prosecutors have launched a probe … Read More

‘It’s only a question of time’: California is overdue for a massive earthquake

San Francisco instantly became a hellscape of rubble and ruin 112 years ago today, thanks to a magnitude-7.9 earthquake and subsequent fire that killed thousands of people. Seismologists have said California is due — and perhaps overdue — for the “big one,” … Read More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit the White House next week

posted in: Germany, News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leads the weekly Cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) President Trump will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on April 27, … Read More

Supreme Court restricts deportations of immigrant felons

posted in: News, United States

WASHINGTON – A U.S. law requiring the deportation of immigrants convicted of certain crimes of violence is unconstitutionally vague, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, in a decision that could hinder the Trump administration’s ability to step up the removal … Read More

Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Abe of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting

posted in: News, United States

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you very much, everybody.  It’s an honor to have Prime Minister Abe with us.  The Japanese people greeted me so warmly when I was there, and actually even before becoming President.  It’s a very, very special … Read More

Israel Sets Red Line for Russia Amid Rising Fear of War

posted in: Israel, News

If there’s a clear indication that Israel intends to continue bombing Syria despite threats from Iran, this is it. Israel’s Arutz Sheva radio reported on Monday that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sent a clear message to Russia that it must … Read More

Russia wants US military out of Syria. But it still needs US to help bring peace.

posted in: News, Russia

Russian and US-allied forces avoided conflict during Friday’s airstrikes on alleged Syrian chemical weapon sites. But Moscow sees the US’s ongoing involvement in Syria as nothing more than spoiler. Still, analysts say, Russia needs the US to help diplomatically. Mikhail … Read More

Does Trump have a Syria Plan? U.S. needs Russia and Iran to end the war

The U.S. and its British and French allies defied Russian warnings Friday in a trilateral attack against Syrian government facilities allegedly associated with the production of chemical weapons. However, experts said the move was unlikely to end the war unless … Read More

REPORT: North Korea, South Korea Set To Announce Official End To 64-Year-Long War

posted in: Far East, News

Chung Sung-Jun / Staff / Getty Images Hostilities on the Korean peninsula ended on July 27, 1953, but the war didn’t. On that day, the U.S., North Korea and China signed an armistice agreement designed to “insure a complete cessation … Read More

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